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The New England Patriots head west to Las Vegas to take on the Raiders for their Week 15 matchup.
The Patriots are clinging on to the final playoff spot in the AFC, but they have the most challenging part of their schedule ahead of them. After Las Vegas, they head home to take on the Bengals and Dolphins before hosting the Bills to close out the season. If they can win at least three of those games, they should be able to land themselves a playoff slot.
However, given the difficulty of these four games, I doubt they'll be able to accomplish that.
The Raiders were hoping to contend for a division title this season, but Kansas City is once again running away with AFC West.
Las Vegas enters play with a record of 5 - 8; while they are not mathematically eliminated from the playoffs, it would take a lot more than them winning their last four games to be playing come Wild Card Weekend.
Patriots vs. Raiders Betting Odds
Patriots vs. Raiders Match Details
Fixture: New England Patriots @ Las Vegas Raiders
Date & Time: Sunday, December 18, 4:05 pm EDT
Venue: Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV
Patriots vs. Raiders Best Picks
This will be a scrappy game. It has under written all over it, but both teams have consistently been putting up 25 points. So while the total will be very close to the line, the smart money will be on the over here.
Over 44.5 Points (-110)
Patriots vs. Raiders Prediction
After a devastating loss to the Jeff Saturday lead Colts, the Raiders went on to win their next three games, but last week they fell 16 - 17 to the LA Rams. This Las Vegas squad is unpredictable, and bettors never know what they will see when the Raiders take the field.
There is no telling what Bill Belichick has up his sleeveless sleeves for this one. However, New England has been a fairly predictable squad this year. They lose tough games and win easy ones.
Vegas fans probably don't want to hear it, but this should be an easy game for the Pats.
New England (+102)
